Beacon Hill News
Healey Signs Public Employee Health Insurance Bill as System Nearly Runs Out of Money
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Editor’s note: Haverhill city employees are among those that rely on the state Group Insurance Commission for health insurance coverage. The prospect of the system running out of money alarmed employees who contacted WHAV. By Colin A. Young, State House News Service
Gov. Maura Healey gets 10 days to act on legislation that reaches her desk, but she used no more than four hours of that time to sign the Group Insurance Commission financing bill sent to her Thursday afternoon. Healey’s office said around 4:15 p.m. that she signed the bill, appropriating $240 million to cover claims for the rest of the fiscal year at the GIC, which oversees health insurance for 460,000 public employees. The House passed the bill Monday, the Senate followed suit Thursday and the two branches coordinated to get it to Healey’s desk shortly after noon Thursday.